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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Samuel J. Lewis, Duncan, OK (US);

James Lynn Davis, Holly Springs, NC (US);

Vijay Gupta, Morrisville, NC (US);

Michele Ostraat, Durham, NC (US);

David F. Myers, Cary, NC (US);

Mike Lamvik, Durham, NC (US);

Andrew K. Dummer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Vikram Rao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Lawrence Roberts, Acton, MA (US);

Anthony Badalamenti, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Samuel J. Lewis, Duncan, OK (US);

James Lynn Davis, Holly Springs, NC (US);

Vijay Gupta, Morrisville, NC (US);

Michele Ostraat, Durham, NC (US);

David F. Myers, Cary, NC (US);

Mike Lamvik, Durham, NC (US);

Andrew K. Dummer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Vikram Rao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Lawrence Roberts, Acton, MA (US);

Anthony Badalamenti, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/138 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods of isolating a portion of a wellbore comprising placing a sealant composition into a subterranean formation after drilling of the wellbore therein and subjecting the sealant composition to ionizing radiation wherein subjecting the sealant composition to the ionizing radiation alters the set modifier. The sealant composition comprises a set modifier selected from the group consisting of an accelerator, an oxidizing agent, a set retarder, and combinations thereof. And the sealant composition comprises a polymeric component.


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